From 78c7f82812eacc253dec423b846d08590e9ee347 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kris Yotam <75515498+krisyotam@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:25:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] convert README.md to README.txt

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-# sparser
-
-Simple URL extractor from text files. Suckless C tool.
-
-sparser scans files for external URLs and prints them to stdout, one per line. It handles HTML, Markdown, MDX, and plain text. Optionally recurses directories and deduplicates output.
-
-## Usage
-
-```
-sparser [-vuR] [path | -]
-
-  -v    verbose (print filenames to stderr)
-  -u    deduplicate URLs
-  -R    recursive directory scan
-
-  path  file or directory to scan
-  -     read from stdin
-```
-
-## Examples
-
-```sh
-# Extract URLs from a single file
-sparser notes.md
-
-# Recursively scan a directory, deduplicate
-sparser -uR ~/documents/
-
-# Pipe from stdin
-curl -s https://example.com | sparser -
-```
-
-## Configuration
-
-Edit `config.h` to adjust file size limits, max URL length, and line buffer size.
-
-## Requirements
-
-A C compiler and POSIX headers.
-
-## Installation
-
-Edit `config.mk` to match your local setup, then:
-
-```sh
-make clean install
-```
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+sparser
+
+
+Simple URL extractor from text files. Suckless C tool.
+
+sparser scans files for external URLs and prints them to stdout, one per
+line. It handles HTML, Markdown, MDX, and plain text. Optionally recurses
+directories and deduplicates output.
+
+
+USAGE
+
+  sparser [-vuR] [path | -]
+
+    -v    verbose (print filenames to stderr)
+    -u    deduplicate URLs
+    -R    recursive directory scan
+
+    path  file or directory to scan
+    -     read from stdin
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+
+  Extract URLs from a single file:
+    sparser notes.md
+
+  Recursively scan a directory, deduplicate:
+    sparser -uR ~/documents/
+
+  Pipe from stdin:
+    curl -s https://example.com | sparser -
+
+
+CONFIGURATION
+
+  Edit config.h to adjust file size limits, max URL length, and line
+  buffer size.
+
+
+REQUIREMENTS
+
+  A C compiler and POSIX headers.
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+
+  Edit config.mk to match your local setup, then:
+
+    make clean install
+
+
+LICENSE
+
+  MIT